Improvement in plows



c. F. RICHTER.

Shovel Plow.

Patented June 5,4860:

N.FETER5. PHOTQ-LITNOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON D c UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

O. F. RICHTER, OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

IMPROVEM ENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 28,605, dated June 5,1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, O. F. RICHTER, of (Jolutnbia,in the district ofRichland and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Plows; andI do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l iepresents a perspective view of theplow complete. Fig. 2 represents the foot and brace and the manner ofuniting and ad justing the mold-board thereto.

Similar letters of reference, where they occur in the separate figures,denote like parts of the plow in all the drawings.

My invention consists in the manner in which I have arranged the twopieces of metal to serve for the foot-support and for a brace, togetherwith the arrangement for securing them and the mold-board together, sothat the latter may be adjusted on said pieces, as will be explained.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings.

A represents the plow-beam; B, a brace or support connected to it; and OC, the handles, braced to B by a rung, D. These parts. may .be of wood.

E is a curved metal piece, which may be called the standard of the plow,and has upon its lower end a foot, F, which serves as sole to run in thebottom of the furrow, and thus steady the plow.

G is a brace bolted to the rear of the beam, and has a reversed-curvedform, so as to conform to the curve of the standard E where themold-board or share H rests against them. This brace extends down tonear the shoe F.

()n the back of the mold-board there is a loop or eye, a, through whichthe brace G passes, and the standard E has a recess, 0, in it, so thatit may lie up snug against the brace and loop, and just below this loopa bolt, 0, passes through both the standard and brace to hold up themold-board, as well as to hold the standard and brace together; or theloop of the mold-board may be placed below the bolt e and at the lowerend of the recess 0,- or by making slots through the standard and braceand running the bolt 0 through the loop and through said slots themold-board or share may be set at any intermediate pointbetween theextreme ends of the recess 0.

Having thus fully described the nature and object of my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The construction and arrangement of the two pieces E G, the mold-boardor share H,

and their several connections for the purpose of uniting them togetherand allowing the mold-board to be adjusted to the pieces E G,

substantially as herein set forth and explained.

O. F. RICHTER.

Witnesses:

L. D. SWYGERT, R. D. HENRY.

